I don't know if the recipe is changed to suit different societal tastes but our local fast food truck used to give away free bottles of coke if you spent over a certain amount, the writing on the bottles was only in Arabic and it tasted completely different to the coke we normally get in England.

In some places (like Mexico), Coke is still made with real sugar as opposed to corn syrup. It makes a big difference in taste.

A wonderful development in my neck of the woods, and potentially others -- a cherry flavored Coke Zero has been introduced. This is truly amazing for those of us who can't do the sugar of regular cherry colas ...

A wonderful development in my neck of the woods, and potentially others -- a cherry flavored Coke Zero has been introduced. This is truly amazing for those of us who can't do the sugar of regular cherry colas ...

I'm glad it's finally arrived where you are. I drink Coke Cherry Zero pretty regularly, and have for some years now.